Those Silly Romans!

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ROME

  • The empire existed for 1000 years
    • 500 BCE-500 CE
    • Lasted 500 years as a Republic, but it then changed into an Empire during the last 500 years
      • Julius Caesar ended the Republic in Rome in 45 BCE
      • Rome's Republic is very much similar to that of the United States's Republic

  • The Community
    • There were two different social groups in Rome
      • The Plebians
        • Rome's lower class (non-aristocratic)
      • The Patricians
        • Rome's elite class (aristocracy)

  • Rome began as a wealthy city-state in Italy
    • Suicide was highly looked down upon
      • People ended up "falling" on their own swords.... how clumsy!

  • Their Military
    • Built and used road systems
      • Placed Military Outposts along these roads
    • Had lots of money to provide for its growth and development
    • Everyone in the military spoke the same language, so their military worked better than most at the time

  • The Punic Wars allowed Rome to spread out
    • They began to have many rebellions
    • Used tributes throughout their land
      • Asked for tribute only once
      • Wanted either Land, Slaves, Taxes, or all three
        • These tributes were given to the Patricians
          • Roman Officials wanted to award the Patricians to keep them happy

  • The First Triumvirate
    • Gnaeus Pompey
      • Favored the Patricians in Rome
    • Julius Caesar
      • Favored the Plebians
    • Marcus Crassus
      • Favored both social classes, but he leaned a little more towards the Patricians

  • Julius Caesar declared Dictator for Life in 45 BCE
    • Kills Pompey and Crassus is killed in war
    • This date marks the end of the Roman Republic

  • Julius Caesar is assassinated on March 15, 44 BCE*
    • *Ides of March

  • Second Triumvirate
    • Octavian (Augustus Caesar)
      • Caesar's nephew
    • Marc Antony
    • Marcus Lepidus

  • Octavian changed his name to Augustus Caesar
    • 27 BCE-14 CE

  • Monumental Architecture
    • Coliseum or Colosseum
      • The classic type of Coliseum (or Colosseum) that everyone imagines and that movie directors have recreated a million times
        • Yeah, Rome started that!
    • Circus Maximus
      • Huge dirt race track used for.... well racing of course!

  • Urban Planning
    • Aqueducts
      • Allowed water to flow from rivers far from Rome to Rome itself so that the people had nice and clean water to drink
        • Spoiler: the water wasn't nice or clean...

  • Pompeii
    • A preserved Roman city
      • Mount Vesuvius erupted and buried the city in ash

  • Central Philosophies
    • Patriarchal Society
    • Gravitas
      • Loyalty, Strength, and Discipline
    • Humanism
      • Every human has potential to be successful

  • Julian Emperors
    • Emperors of Rome After the Death of Caesar
      • Caligula and Nero
        • CRAZY!
          • They must have been drinking a little too much water!
        • Extremely harmful for the Empire

  • Decline of Rome
    • Lack of Gravitas among the people
    • Public Health began to slip
      • Water!
        • Had led poisoning in it from the aqueducts
    • Political Corruption
    • Inflation
      • The value of Roman money declined to a very low amount
    • Urban Decay
    • Germanic Envasions

And That Is The Life And Legacy Of The Roman Empire!
P.S. Shakespeare got his historical information for Julius Caesar from the writings of Plutarch!